Chidambaram S. Poduval, known professionally as Chidambaram, is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in

Malayalam cinema Malayalam cinema, also referred to as Mollywood, is a segment of Cinema of India, Indian cinema dedicated to producing films in the Malayalam, Malayalam language, primarily spoken in Kerala and the Lakshadweep islands. It encompasses both th ...

. He is best known for his 2nd directorial ''

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'' (2024) which went to become the 2nd highest grossing Malayalam movie.

Career

Chidambaram is known for his debut film '' Jan.E.Man'' (2021) and ''

'' (2024). He was born in

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. He is also the elder brother of actor

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, who co-wrote ''Jan.E.Man'' along with him. He was previously an assistant director to

Jayaraj Jayarajan Rajasekharan Nair, professionally credited as Jayaraj (born 31 May 1960), is an Indian filmmaker, who predominantly works in the Malayalam cinema, Malayalam film industry. He has won many awards, including Crystal Bear at the Berli ...

and assistant cinematographer to

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and K. U. Mohanan.

Filmography

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*{{IMDb name, nm10267229 Malayalam film directors Film directors from Kannur district Malayalam screenwriters People from Kannur Year of birth missing (living people) Living people